Pump in Errew (tirawley By.)

In pasture, located on a gentle NE-facing slope, overlooking Lough Conn which is 250m to NE. Not shown on the 1838 OS 6-inch map; shown on the 25-inch plan and on the 1922 OS 6-inch edition as a hachured circle, with a small oblong feature at its centre. On the 25-inch plan it is annotated ‘Pump’. It consists of a flat-topped earthen platform (diam. 10.6m) defined by a scarp. The scarp is low (H 0.3m at SW) on the SW half; it is stone-faced and more substantial (H 1.5m at NE) on the NE half where it is cut into the natural slope. A deep, stone-faced shaft is sunk into the centre of the platform, above which is mounted an iron pump wheel and gears. This is a post-1700 water-pump. It was associated with a building, located 140m to SW, which is indicated as ‘Errew House (hotel) on the 25-inch plan, and as ‘Convent’ on the later 1922 OS 6-inch edition. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 14 August 2019